Dr. Christian D. Guzman | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor

21 Marston Hall

College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003

cdguzman@umass.edu

413/545-1510

Full Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Cornell University Biological and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. 2016

Cornell University Biological and Environmental Engineering M.S. 2011

University of Florida Agricultural and Biological Engineering B.S. 2009

Research

Postdoctoral Research: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2017 (advisor, Jan Boll)

Projects: -Food, Energy, Water System Nexus Innovations for the Columbia River Basin

-Hydrological and Sediment Modeling in the Inland Pacific Northwest

-Climatic and Anthropological Impacts on Water Storages in the Americas

Doctoral Research: Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2016 (advisor, Tammo Steenhuis)

Projects: - Sediment transport, nutrient depletion, and hydrological variations in sub-humid climates

- Ethnography of soil degradation perceptions

Master’s Research: Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2011 (advisor, Tammo Steenhuis)

Project: - Modeling sediment concentration variations in three Ethiopian highland watersheds

Undergraduate Research: Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, 2009 (mentor, Eban Bean)

Project: - Investigation of soil amendments and retention basins for storm water management

Program Area:

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Honors

2018 USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship ($163,000)

2016 CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellow Travel Support, Biennial Science Colloquium ($500)

2016 Cornell University Graduate School Diversity Advisory Council Member

2015 Degree Marshal at the 147th Cornell University Commencement Ceremony

2015 College of Agriculture and Life Science Alumni Grant ($250)

2015 Cornell University Diversity Programs in Engineering Graduate Student of the Year ($250)

2014 NSF GROW/USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship ($16,500)

2013 US Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program Award ($15,000)

2012 CUAHSI Pathfinder Graduate Student Fellowship ($4,180)

2012 Cornell University Graduate School Research Travel Grant ($2,000)

2010 Food Systems and Poverty Reduction IGERT Fellow ($70,000)

2010 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program ($90,000)

2009 State University of New York (SUNY) Diversity Fellowship ($28,000)

2009 UF College of Agriculture and Life Science Study Abroad Scholarship ($1,000)

2008 Colonel Glenn A. Ferris Undergraduate Scholarship ($500)

2008, 2009 John B. Boy U.S. Sugar Corporation Scholarship ($500)

Experience

2019 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Assistant Professor

2017 Washington State University, Postdoctoral Research Associate

2016 Cost-effective Biochar Reactor Project, Cornell University, Research Associate

2015 CienciAmerica, Latina American Studies Program, Cornell (Colombia), Adjunct Instructor

2014 CIAT-International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Colombia), Visiting Researcher

2013 Panamerican School of Agriculture at Zamorano (Honduras), Visiting Researcher

2010-14 Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia), Visiting Researcher

2008-09 Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Institutional & Professional Service:

Reviewer for 24 articles since 2013:

Environments (MDPI Journal) (1)

Geology (1)

Geoderma (2)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1)

Journal of African Earth Sciences (2)

Journal of Environmental Management, (5)

Journal of Hydrology (3)

Journal of Soils and Sediments (3)

Journal of Water Resources and Protection (1)

Land Degradation and Development (1)

PLOS One (2)

Sustainability (MDPI Journal) (1)

Water Resources Research (1)

WSU Team Mentoring Program, Faculty Mentor (2018-Present)

WSU Chicano Latino Faculty Staff Association-Member (2017-Present)

WSU Society of Latino Engineers and Scientist, Student Chapter- Mentor (2017-Present)

WSU American Society of Civil Engineers, Student Chapter- Mentor (2017-Present)

WSU Postdoctoral and Professional Research Association- Member (2017- Present)

Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society (2013- Present)

Cornell University Graduate School Diversity Advisory Council (2016- Present)

Cornell University College of Engineering Diversity Advisory Council Member (2013, 2014, 2015)

Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society, President (2009- 2010), Member (2009-Present)

Latino Graduate Student Coalition, President (2010- 2011), Member (2009-2016)

Graduate Christian Fellowship, New Student Outreach Coordinator (2011), (2009- 2016)

International Students, Inc. Language Partner Volunteer (2009- 2011)

Friends of Farmworkers ESL Tutor (2010-2011)

Links

CV:

Guzman_Christian_CV_September_2019.pdf

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